Auxiliary reservoir for ink bottles



`July 2, 1946.

AUXILIARY RESERVOIR FOR. INK BOTTLES.

Filed Feb. `28, 1945 I -`imminlllunr' j N .MyW-ama E. c. scHwEPPE f2,403,242A-A I m/entor Patented July 2, 1946 AUXILIARY RESERVOIR FOR INKBOTTLES Everett C. Sclweppe, Topeka, Kans.

Application February 28, 1945, Serial No. 580,178

(Cl. 1Z0- 69) 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in inkbottles, and more particularly to an auxiliary reservoir for the bottleproviding means for facilitating and rendering easier and more cleanlythe operation of lling fountain pens therefrom.

An important object of the present invention is to provide means fordetachably supporting an auxiliary reservoir in the neck of an inkbottle to provide a receptacle for a small quantity of ink into whichthe pen may be dipped and from which a self-filling fountain pen may befilled without smearing the pen holder or barrel with ink as is soliable to happen when the pen is thrust downwardly into the bottleitself.

A further object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary reservoirof this character which may be readily filled from the contents of thebottle by tilting the latter into an inverted position.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for supporting theauxiliary reservoir from the upper edge of a bottle and in which thesupporting means is adjustable within a relatively Wide range on varioussizes of bottles.

A still further object is to provide an attachment of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is eliicient and reliable inuse, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, which may be quickly andeasily detached from the bottle when the bottle is empty for placing theauxiliary reservoir in a lled bottle and which otherwise is well adaptedfor the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein likereference numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure1 is a vertical sectional View,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the auxiliary reservoir and supportingmeans therefor, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 3 3 of Figure2.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein, for the |purpose'ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates a bottle of conventional construction, such asan ink bottle, and including an externally threaded neck 6 on which aclosure cap 'l is threadedly engaged.

A split spring band 8 of suitable material is positioned within the neck6, the band having an outwardly projecting flange 9 at its upper edgewhich may be curved as indicated in Figure 3 of the drawing toconformably seat on the upper edge of the neck 6.

An open receptacle I0 is formed at one edge with an upwardly extendingtongue Il adapted for attaching to the inner surface of the band 8 bymeans of a rivet or the like I2 for suspending the reservoir downwardlyinto the bottle 5.

The opposite edge of the reservoir is cut away to form a shallow notchI3 to facilitate admission of the contents of the bottle into thereservoir when the bottle is tilted or moved into an inverted position.

The resilient character of the band 8 will cause friction grippingengagement thereof with the inner surface of the neck 6 so as to retainthe neck in position after the cap 1 has been removed.

When the cap is secured in position on the neck 6 in the manner asillustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing, the bottle 5 may be inverted,whereupon the contents of the bottle will enter the reservoir l0, andupon removing the cap 1, a pen may then be dipped into the reservoirwithf out danger of the ink ycontacting the barrel of the pen.

When the contents of the bottle has been consumed, the band 8 with thereservoir I0 attached thereto may be removed from the bottle and placedWithin a lled bottle. Y

The band 8 and reservoir I 0 may be constructed of any suitable materialsuch as light weight metal, plastic or'the like, and if desired the bandand reservoir may be integrally formed.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, it is `believed that a clear understanding of theconstruction, manner of use and advantages of the c article will bequite apparent to those skilled in the art. A more detailed descriptionthereof is accordingly 'deemed unnecessary.

It is understood, however, thateven though I have herein shown anddescribed a preferred embodiment of my inventionv that the same issusceptible to certain changes fully compre' hended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A device of the class described comprising an auxiliary reservoir anda split resilient band adapted for expansion into frictional engagementwith the neck of a bottle for supporting the reservoir therein, saidband having a part adapted toxseat on the rim of said neck.

2. A device of the Vclass described comprising a split resilient bandadapted for positioning in the neck of a bottle to expand against saidneck and frictionally grip the same, an outwardly projecting flange onthe upper edge of said band for seating on the upper edge ofthe neck, anopen container having an upwardly projecting tongue at one edge andmeans for attaching the tongue to said band for suspending the containerinside the neck of the bottle when the band is positioned in said neck,

EVERETI' C. BCHWEPPE.

